LO57868: FAVICON MISSING FROM WEBPAGE WHEN "SESSION AUTHENTICATION" IS REQUIRED OVER THE WEB

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• The favicon is missing from a webpage when authentication is
  required over the web AND "Session authentication" is enabled in
  the server document.  This is only experienced in Internet
  Explorer not Mozilla Firefox.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1.  Create a database based on the discussion.ntf template in
  the Domino Data directory.
  2.  Make sure both "Default" and "Anonymous" entries in the ACL
  both are set to "No Access".
  3.  In the server document, under "Internet Protocols > Domino
  Web Engine" set "Session authentication" to "Single Server" and
  restart the HTTP task.
  4.  Clear the cookies, cache and history in your IE browser
  (tested against Win7/IE8).
  5.  Open the discussion database.
  

Local fix

• Do not use session authentication.
  - OR -
  Allow anonymous access to database over the web.
  

Problem summary

• A programming error was found but will not be corrected. It
   will be a permanent restriction.
  

Problem conclusion

• A programming error was found but will not be corrected. It
   will be a permanent restriction.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR is associated with SPR# CJON8DAUXV.
  

APAR Information

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Fix information

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